Welcome to the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program. SEEDS creates applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices and create societal impacts by using the Campus as a Living Laboratory.
Students
The SEEDS Sustainability Program provides an applied learning experience through collaboration with faculty members, staff, and community partners.
Faculty
Are you a UBC faculty member who’d like to integrate sustainability curriculum and align applied research projects with learning outcomes? Join our extensive network of partners on campus.
Staff and Community Partners
Do you need applied research to help inform your sustainability strategy? The SEEDS Sustainability Program brings UBC faculty, staff, and community partners together.
Featured Projects
SEEDS projects address a broad range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues. Since the program began, over 1,000 projects have been completed through 12 different faculties and schools.
UBC Food System Project
The UBC Food System Project is a collaborative, cross-campus initiative that brings together partners from teaching and learning, operations, and research to improve food systems.
CBIRD
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity
Inspiring the next generation of students to work on the interconnected global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by co-creating student-led, inclusive, and demand-driven research.
About SEEDS
SEEDS is an internationally recognized and replicated program. Applied research projects advance social, ecological and economic sustainability through impactful community-based collaborations.
SEEDS Sustainability Library
The SEEDS Sustainability Library is a comprehensive repository of applied research and knowledge. It’s a key tool for decision makers. Open access applied research reports contribute to a body of knowledge, learning and action to ignite sustainability ideas, policies and practices, and enable the broader community to learn, apply and build on previous research.
Biodiversity
Buildings
Climate
Community
Energy
Finance
Food
Health
Land
Materials
Procurement
Transportation
Waste
Water
Wellbeing
Holly Benna, Anna Cowan, Alexandra Custeau, Monica Smith, Dani Stancer
Cole Evans, Alma Mater Society
SOCI 380
Buildings, Community
Kerry Greer, Anthropology, Department of
2019-2020
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Sophie Bragg, Tillman Dierkes, Mallory Fisher, Yucong (Candice) Ma
Sara Kozicky, Office of the VPRI; Colin Moore, Student Housing and Hospitality Services; Melissa Baker, UBC Food Services
PSYC 421
Community, Food, Wellbeing
Jiaying Zhao, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; Geoffrey Kyle Gooderham, Arts, Faculty of
2019-2020
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Alexandra Buckley, Tony Gan, Patrick Gregorowicz, Henry Xu, Mark Yang
Adam Hyslop, Campus + Community Planning
KIN 464
Community, Transportation, Wellbeing
Andrea Bundon, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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Flavie Pelletier, Marina Melanidis, Keyon Yang, Patrick Gibeau
Jeff Nulty, Building Operations Vancouver Campus; Dean Gregory, Campus + Community Planning; John Madden, Campus + Community Planning; Emma Luker, Sustainability and Engineering; Tara Moreau, UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
RES 510
Biodiversity, Land, Wellbeing
Leila Harris, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
2019-2020
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Ayush Kathuria, Vidushi (Sasha) Saksena, Natalia Timofeeva
Gabriella Scali, Campus + Community Planning
PSYC 421
Waste, Water, Wellbeing
Jiaying Zhao, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
2019-2020
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Aaron Harpaz, Arsh Hayer, EJ Carino, Koji Aiken, Philip Wirz
Alyssa Reyes, Athletics and Recreation
KIN 464
Community, Health, Wellbeing
Andrea Bundon, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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Trenton Leisen, Walee Malik, Ahmad Khadhair, Michael Fan, Mark Ashamalla
Alyssa Reyes, Athletics and Recreation; Danni Zhang, School of Kinesiology
KIN 465
Community, Health, Wellbeing
Bryna Kopelow, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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Ling Hong (Gavin) Chung, Xuning Wang, Linda Zarbafian
Gabriella Scali, Campus + Community Planning
PSYC 421
Waste, Water, Wellbeing
Jiaying Zhao, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; Geoffrey Kyle Gooderham, Arts, Faculty of;
2019-2020
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Paula Becerra Celis, Christopher Chow, Reannon McGregor, Ashley Wong
Alyssa Reyes, Athletics and Recreation
KIN 464
Community, Health, Wellbeing
Andrea Bundon, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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QianRu (Carol) Fan, Yanyao Huang, Siyi Lei, Yiming Liu, Nanxi Sun
Gabriella Scali, Campus + Community Planning
PSYC 421
Waste, Water, Wellbeing
Jiaying Zhao, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
2019-2020
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